Photoresist characterization and linearization procedure for the gray-scale fabrication of diffractive optical elements.

نویسندگان

  • M Lecompte
  • X Gao
  • D W Prather
چکیده

We present a procedure for the characterization and the linearization of the photoresist response to UV exposure for application to the gray-scale fabrication of diffractive optical elements. A simple and reliable model is presented as part of the characterization procedure. Application to the fabrication of surface-relief diffractive optical elements is presented, and theoretical predictions are shown to agree well with experiments.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Applied optics

دوره 40 32  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001